Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-196) Colorado (+162)

The Tampa Bay Rays (64-45) are traveling to Coors Field on Monday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (43-67). The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -196 while Colorado is coming in at +162. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Ian Seymour and Michael Lorenzen.

The Rays have compiled 159 doubles as a team and have smacked 110 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 787 times, while taking a walk on 361 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have 458 RBI's and 936 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .258. They have notched a total of 482 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.72 so far this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 876 batters. Rays pitchers have conceded 134 home runs in addition to 444 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 290 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.11 as a unit for the season. Tampa Bay has allowed 827 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 400 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15.

The Rays have sent 343 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 127 runners over the course of the season with 29.1% of those runners crossing home plate. The relievers have 82 holds this season (2nd in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 87 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 43 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of their 57 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.4% and stepped onto the hill in 139 save situations.

The Rays have converted 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,721 innings, ranking them 2nd in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,907 putouts this year, as well as 868 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which puts them in 21st in MLB, and they have turned 71 double plays.

Seymour has pitched in 135 frames and has earned 154 punch outs thus far in his career. Seymour (11-6 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 while going up against 565 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.06 (61 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.147. He has surrendered 108 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 47 walks.

The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .415 and they are earning 4.71 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have put up 198 doubles, while taking a walk 340 times and notching 518 runs. Colorado has accumulated 122 home runs on the season as well as 496 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 959 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 941 base hits. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a batting average of .252 for the season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.521 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.81 as a pitching staff on the season. They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,112. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 629 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.50 (589 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.20 (767 strikeouts against 355 walks). They have allowed 153 homers and they allow 5.87 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save rate of 57.8%, and they have sent 330 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 110 occasions with runners on. With 86 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 40 holds and 19 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 45 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 177 inherited runners.

Out of their 8,682 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 92 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (25th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 925 assists, 71 errors and are sitting with 2,894 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has allowed 1,070 base hits and he has 906 punch outs in 1,100 innings. He has surrendered 528 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.361 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and he has faced 4,716 hitters so far in his career. Lorenzen (57-64 career mark) has a 4.32 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-196)

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